I am Mrs. Oviyam aged 47, a native of Viraganur village of Madurai district. When I was childhood my mother was expired and due to poverty situation, my education ends only with 4th standard. I had four brothers and five sisters. Due to my family condition, I was forced to marry at the age of 14. Both I and my husband were working in bricks kiln unit and getting regular income of Rs.250-300 on weekly basis. I had two sons and one daughter. At that time, my husband left me and got second marriage. No relations were supporting me and everyone felt as a burden in caring me. I had a fear on my life and had lost my confidence.
Mr.Selvam s/o Muthandi, 50 years old is a well known vegetable vendor in Singampunari. Every day he brings his vegetables and greens from his own land and sells in the vegetable market at Singampunari. Within the span of 3 to 4 hours his produces are being sold and he returns to his home. After the late breakfast he works hard in his agriculture field till the evening. Though there is consecutive drought during the past three years in and around his village and block he continues the cultivation and selling as usual. He remembered that the last ten years are very crucial for his growth. Because of the creation of strong ...
Mr.Kumaresan is one of the active farmers in soriyampatti village in Ponnamaravathy block of Pudukottai District. He has land 2.5 acres land in Veerasamuthiram enthal . He left land fallow for about three years since from 2011 because of less water in his tank. The veerasamuthiram tank had the problem of inflow due to the siltation and dense vegetation in the supply channel. The storage capacity of the tank also was reduced due to heavy siltation as the tank neglected for desiltation for more than two decades. Mr.Kumaresan has 2.5 acre wet land in the command area of veerasamuthra enthal tank with a well and bore well.